Homeland Security Information NetworkCritical Sectors HSINCS

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Homeland Security Information Network-Critical
Sectors (HSIN-CS)

• Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC)
  Overview
• May 3, 2006

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What is HSIN?
System Architecture
A sensitive, but unclassified environment to
share information
Access to a suite of common services at greatly
reduced cost
Alert/Warning Information Dissemination
The capability to receive DHS-generated
broadcasts and narrowcasts
Extend reach of alerts, warnings, advisories,
while tailoring delivery

• HSIN is a DHS funded information sharing
  capability

HSIN Portal (including US CERT Portal)
Knowledge base for sector access. Allows creation
of sub council working groups
The capability to store, search, and retrieve
sensitive documents
Real-time problem-solving and planning within and
across communities
The capability to conduct real-time dialogue
Collaboration
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What is HSIN continued

• Announced by Secretary Ridge, March 2004.
• Homeland Security Operations Center's primary
  suite of tools for information sharing,
  coordination, planning, mitigation, and
  response.
• In a memo from Secretary Chertoff, HSIN was made
  the primary system for operational information
  sharing and collaboration within DHS and with our
  security partners, January 9, 2006.

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HSIN Common Services

• Online Account Management
• Registration Application for access into HSIN
• Current Threat Level Information
• Urgent Alerts
• Document/Picture Library
• Search Engine
• Incident Reporting
• User Community Directory
• Announcements
• User Suggestion Form
• 24/7 Help Desk Support

• Individual Customizable Links
• Discussion Boards
• Event Calendars
• Real Time Communication such as Chat, Instant
  Messaging, etc.
• Interoperability with Department of Justice (DOJ)
  and other systems (future)
• Geospatial Information System (GIS) Mapping
  (future)
• List Capability which includes Contacts List and
  Task Lists

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The HSIN Program (Conceptual)

• The HSIN environment provides a capability for
  cross-sector information sharing and
  coordination.

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HSIN User / Critical Sector Communities
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Current HSIN-CS Landscape
Portals In Pilot

• Electricity
• Food and Agriculture
• Public Transit
• Water
• Chemical
• Oil Gas
• Commercial Facilities

• Nuclear
• Dams
• Postal and Shipping
• Non-Profit
• Health/Public Health
• NICC Tactical Portal

Portals In Development

• Aviation
• Surface Transportation
• Emergency Services

DHSs goal is to deploy HSIN to all 13 critical
sectors and four Key Resource Areas as defined by
Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-7
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HSIN-CS is governed by the sectors

• Each Critical Infrastructure Sector / Key
  Resource Area controls its individual HSIN-CS
  portal.
• Information on the portal is considered
  sector-owned and not government records
• The SCCs role includes ...
• Setting the vision for HSIN in the sector
  including how, when, and why the various tools
  will be used
• Determining policies for content and user
  management
• Facilitating Deployment of HSIN-CS to the sector
• Outreach to sector membership
• The SCC and DHS roles in operating HSIN-CS are
  being documented in a MOU for each sector.
  Signing of the MOU moves each sector HSIN from
  pilot to production.

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